Wuthering Heights in real life: This magical English village comes alive with Victorian streets, gothic landscapes, and vintage steam trains

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s Wuthering Heights premiered worldwide on February 13 this year. The film, directed by Emerald Fennell, is based on the 1847 literary classic of the same name by English author Emily Brontë. For the unversed, Wuthering Heights revolves around the tumultuous, passionate and destructive romance between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, against the backdrop of the windswept Yorkshire moors, where isolated manor houses, rugged landscapes and an eerie Gothic atmosphere mirror the intensity of their tragic love story.

But do you know that even though Catherine and Heathcliff existed only in Emily Brontë's imagination, the landscapes that shaped their unforgettable story are very real? Tucked away in West Yorkshire lies a quaint hamlet called Haworth, where the Brontë sisters, Emily, Charlotte, and Anne, wrote their timeless masterpieces.

Haworth: A Wuthering Heights Village

Stepping inside Haworth feels like turning a page from a classic English novel. Not long ago, digital creator and travel vlogger Farida dropped a video on Instagram, offering glimpses of the charming village. Cobbled streets, stone cottages, rustic bookshops, hazy lamposts and cosy tea rooms dominate the region, where every nook and corner feels like you have stepped back in time. One can also enter the Gothic churches that feel hauntingly beautiful.

Literary enthusiasts can visit the famous Brontë Parsonage Museum, where one can witness Emily's mahogany writing desk and Charlotte’s rare miniature books, original manuscripts, and personal letters. Visitors can stand in the dining room where Wuthering Heights was penned, surrounded by the family’s original furniture, clothes, and hauntingly preserved Victorian rooms.

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Haworth: Things to do and places to see

Those looking for some adventure can hike through the wild moorlands to the atmospheric ruins of Top Withens, a ruined farmhouse widely believed to be the setting that inspired the desolate Earnshaw home in Emily Brontë's novel. Continuing with the vintage journey, you can board an authentic steam train on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. This 5-mile heritage line winds directly through Brontë country, stopping at Haworth’s beautifully restored Edwardian station.

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Another must-visit spot is the Main Street dotted with vintage shops, antique boutiques, warm coffee shops and age-old pubs. One popular shop here is the Apothecary, where you can find everything from classic novels to herbal lotions and healing potions. The Heritage Steam train is another wonderful experience to try, which runs every hour, delivering fantastic views of the countryside as it chugs through the landscapes, emitting white smoke.

Haworth: How to reach

To reach Haworth, you can travel by train to Keighley from Leeds, Bradford, or London via the National Rail network. From Keighley, transfer to the vintage steam train on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway or take the 663/664 bus directly to the village.